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Sailor · 2012–2026

Gary Venable

sira nyc PHRF handicapD FleetC

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Events
19

47 races · 1 race win

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 19

Podium rate
16%

3 top-three finishes

Typically beats
36%

of boats faced (90%: 34%–39%, 839 boats)

Nemesis
Dwight Escalera

3–12 head to head in 15 races

Best day
12 Aug 2023

1-2 · 2023 Safe Harbor Race Weekend · about 1 in 3 by chance

Signature result
9th of 63

2017 Around the Island Race · PHRF handicap · 3 Sep 2017

Partnerships · 2 sailors

  • John Licciardello · Serendipity 2 · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2023 – Jun 2025
  • Dean Matthews · Serendipity 2 · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2023 – Aug 2023

Lift shows how much better this sailor finishes with that partner aboard.

Rating history

-646972013201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 19

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
10 Jun 20262026 Newport Yacht Club Wednesday Night SeriesSerendipityPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 8
16 Jul 20252025 Newport Yacht Club Wednesday Night Series 2Serendipity 2PHRF handicapSkipper4th / 7
11 Jun 20252025 Newport Yacht Club Wednesday Night Series 1Serendipity 2PHRF handicapSkipper5th / 6
3 Sep 20232023 96th - Around the Island RaceSerendipity 2PHRF handicapOther5th / 9
11 Aug 20232023 Safe Harbor Race WeekendSerendipity 2PHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 5
20 Jun 2023Jamestown Yacht Club 2023 RacingSerendipity 2D FleetSkipper5th / 10
13 Jun 2023JYC Tuesday Night RacingSerendipity 2D FleetSkipper6th / 6
23 May 2023Jamestown Yacht Club 2023 RacingSerendipity 2CSkipper20th / 25
4 Sep 20222022 95th - Around the Island RaceSerendipity 2PHRF handicapOther3rd / 9
5 Sep 20212021 Around the Island RaceSerendipityPHRF handicapSkipper57th / 87
6 Sep 20202020 Around the Island RaceSerendipityPHRF handicapSkipper46th / 83
1 Sep 20192019 Around the Island RaceSerendipityPHRF handicapSkipper72nd / 96
2 Sep 20182018 Around the Island RaceSerendipityPHRF handicapSkipper73rd / 96
3 Sep 20172017 Around the Island RaceSerendipityPHRF handicapSkipper9th / 63
4 Sep 20162016 Around the Island RaceSerendipityPHRF handicapSkipper51st / 69
28 May 20162016 Figawi Race WeekendSerendipityPHRF handicapOther2nd / 14
6 Sep 20152015 Around the Island RaceSerendipityPHRF handicapSkipper63rd / 93
31 Aug 20142014 Around the Island RaceSerendipityPHRF handicapSkipper57th / 81
2 Sep 20122012 Around the Island RaceSerendipityPHRF handicapSkipper69th / 91

Helm rating across all classes: 87 (±159), #34,924. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.